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vinyl LP front cover
photo of album cover by Styrous®
Last month was the birthday of musician & record producer
(link below), Steve Albini of the group Big Black. Albini was born on July 22, 1962, in Pasadena, California.
Albini was introduced to the Ramones
(link below) by a schoolmate when he was 14 or 15. He said it was
the best music he had ever heard, bought every Ramones recording
available, and credits his music career to hearing their first
album.
The group Sonic Youth
described Albini as "a beacon of noise blaring from Chicago’s red-hot
music scene — a cult-legend rocker and record producer who assaults with
a deafening weapon."
Melvin Belli (Santiago Durango) of the group Naked Raygun, one of Chicago's early punk rock bands, played guitar. AllMusic critic Mark Deming
describes Santiago and Albini as a good pairing musically; "Durango's
muscular guitar sound was the ideal match of Albini's jagged, metallic
tone."
Phoebe Mogharei of Chicago Magazine wrote a great article about Albini, Steve Albini and the Life of the Iconoclast
(link below), in April of 2019.
Track two is a cover of The Model, by the German New Wave group, Kraftwerk. It is a raucous interpretation by Kraftwerk standards and lots of fun!
Tracklist:
Side 1:
Side 1:
Happy Otter
A1 The Power Of Independent Trucking
A2 The Model
A3 Bad Penny
A4 L Dopa
A5 Precious Thing
A6 Colombian Necktie
A1 The Power Of Independent Trucking
A2 The Model
A3 Bad Penny
A4 L Dopa
A5 Precious Thing
A6 Colombian Necktie
Side 2:
Sad Otter
B1 Kitty Empire
B2 Ergot
B3 Kasimir S. Pulaski Day
B4 Fish Fry
B5 Pavement Saw
B6 Tiny, King Of The Jews
B7 Bombastic Intro
Companies, etc.
Copyright (c) – Big Black
Copyright (c) – Kling Klang Music
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Touch And Go Records (2)
Recorded At – Southern Studios
Pressed By – Europadisk
Credits:
Bass – David Michael Riley*
Guitar [Grrr] – Melvin Belli (Santiago Durango)
Guitar [Skinng] – Steve Albini
Recorded By – John Loder (tracks: A1 to A6)
Notes:
Cat# on labels: T&G LP #24
Cat# on spine: T&G #24
Released with a 7.5"x7.5" insert with lyric excerpts, liner notes and credits.
Track A2 is a cover version of the Kraftwerk song.
Happy Otter side recorded at Southern Studios, Wood Green with the dapper John Loder. Sad Otter side recorded in Chicago, no shit.
David uses and endorses Alembic basses and Trace-Elliot amplifiers.
Melvin follows and endorses the Fibrelife meatloaf diet plan.
Steve uses and endorses heroin.
© 1987 Big Black. Track A2 © Kling Klang Music.
℗ 1987 Touch And Go Records. Jacket made in Canada.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): T&G LP #24-A
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): T&G LP #24-B
Matrix / Runout (Side A runouts): MISFI SM7 T&G LP#24-A Europadisk DMM
Matrix / Runout (Side B runouts): MISFI SM6 T&G LP#24-B Europadisk DMM
Matrix / Runout (Side A runouts (Variant #1)): MISFI SM 3̶ 7 T&G-LP#24-A Europadisk DMM
Matrix / Runout (Side B runouts (Variant #1)): T&G-LP#24 B Europadisk DMM
Big Black – Songs About Fucking
Label: Touch And Go – T&G LP #24, Touch And Go – T&G #24
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Rock
Style: Post-Punk, Indie Rock
Styrous® ~ Friday, August 25, 2023
Label: Touch And Go – T&G LP #24, Touch And Go – T&G #24
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Rock
Style: Post-Punk, Indie Rock
Viewfinder links:
Net links:
Chicago Magazine ~ Albini and the Life of the Iconoclast
YouTube links:
Big Black ~
Kraftwerk ~ Das Model
Kraftwerk ~ The Model
"The ways by which [musicians] go about what they do
and the reasons
they have for doing it
are every bit as important as what notes they
play
or what syllables come out of their mouths,"
~ Steve Albini
